Irlandolingvo en la Kortumoj

...de la Irish Times:

A ban on the use of the Irish language in courts in the North which stretches back to 1737 was put to the test yesterday.

In the High Court in Belfast Mr Justice Treacy was asked to hold that the centuries-old ban should be quashed as it was in conflict with the Human Rights Act and European treaties.

The claim of discrimination against the Irish language arose in an application for judicial review brought by Caoimhín Mac Giolla Catháin, a member of the Shaw's Road Gaeltacht community in west Belfast...

“MESUR IAITH CYFLANN”

...de Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg:

Yn dilyn Cyfarfod Cyffredinol a Rali Genedlaethol lwyddiannus yn Aberystwyth, gyda dros 100 o bobl yn bresennol, cafodd chwech aelod o Gymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg eu harestio. Yn gyntaf fe arestiwyd Menna Machreth, Cadeirydd Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg a Rhys Llwyd yr Is- Gadeirydd Ymgyrchu am beintio'r slogan 'MESUR IAITH CYFLAWN' ar wal adeilad newydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol yn Aberystwyth.

Yna wrth i hanner cant o aelodau ddangos eu cefnogaeth drwy arwyddo eu henwau ar y wal fe arestiwyd pedwar person arall sef Bethan Williams arweinydd ymgyrch Deddf Iaith y Gymdeithas, Siriol Teifi, Cadeirydd Cell Pantycelyn Cymdeithas yr iaith Gymraeg a dau fachgen yn eu harddegau.

Stormont kaj la Irlandalingvo

...de la Irish Times:

How the DUP handles plans for an Irish Language Act will indicate whether powersharing in Northern Ireland will work or is doomed to failure, Gerry Adams said tonight.

The Sinn Féin leader said the issues of equality involved in the debate over legislative protection for gaelic speakers were the same as those at the heart of the current impasse at Stormont.

The West Belfast MP said DUP opposition to an act was indicative of the party’s unwillingness to fully sign up to the principles of partnership and equality.

He was speaking after a meeting with DUP Culture Minister Gregory Campbell. Mr Campbell’s predecessor and party colleague Edwin Poots ruled out an Irish Language Act citing its prohibitive costs.

He instead committed to furthering the interests of Irish speakers through a minority language strategy.

However Sinn Féin claims the full Act is required by the terms of the 2006 St Andrews Agreement upon which devolution was set up in Northern Ireland last year...

Irlandalingvo en Belfasto

...de la New York Times:

Midway through the set, I heard an unfamiliar language being spoken and turned to face a bearded, stringy-haired young man clad in baggy sweatshirt and jeans sitting beside me at the bar. He introduced himself as Caomhín Mac Mac Giolla Catháin, a fiddler and devotee of Gaelic, which, like Irish folk music, has been enjoying a revival in Belfast the last few years.

Many of the people in the room, Caomhín (the name means gentle offspring) told me, were regulars — traditionalists who showed up at Maddens on Friday nights to pay homage to both the ancient language and Ireland’s rich musical heritage. “This is the real thing,” Mr. Giolla Catháin said of the music.

Steffan Cravos kaj Osian Jones

...de Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg:

Derbyniodd dau aelod o Gymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, Steffan Cravos ac Osian Jones, ddirwyon a chostau o £750 yr un ar ôl ymddangos ger bron Llys Ynadon Pwllheli heddiw.

Cafwyd y ddau yn euog o achosi difrod troseddol i siopau Boots a Superdrug yn Llangefni, Caernarfon a Bangor.

Roedden nhw wedi peintio sloganau ar y siopau hyn yn galw am gyfiawnder i'r Gymraeg fel rhan o ymgyrch Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg dros Ddeddf iaith yn ôl ym Mis Mehefin.
Dywedodd y ddau nad oedd yn fwriad ganddynt dalu'r dirwyon nes y byddai Deddf Iaith gyda phwerau yn ymestyn i'r sector breifat yn cael ei phasio gan lywodraeth y Cynulliad.

Dek Jaroj kum TG4

...de Dublina Urba Universitato:

Michael D Higgins, TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht today launched ‘TG4@10 - /Deich mBliana de TG4 - Ten Years of TG4’ /at Aras na Gaeilge, Galway. The book was edited by DCU lecturer, Dr Eithne O’Connell and Dr John Walsh and Prof Gearóid Denvir of NUI Galway.

The book, published by Cló Iar-Chonnachta, is a collection of essays, complete with summaries in Irish, written by both academics and those working in the television industry. The topics cover the historical and political background to the founding of the station, TG4’s language policy, the social and economic impact of the station and the specific challenges of broadcasting in Irish as well as the possible use of immigrant languages and English.

Kornvala Filma Festivalo

...de This is Cornwall:

The seventh Cornwall Film Festival is back with a vengeance and the 2008 programme promises something for everyone.

From romantic lovers to horror fans and from environmentalists to budding young directors there's sure to be a film, event or party to suit all tastes.

This year's festival kicks off on Thursday, November 6, with Screen Actions (see story below) and runs until Sunday, November 9, with the main festival opening its doors on Friday, November 7.

The packed programme includes some of the best up-and-coming Cornish talent as well as a top selection of international films, professional development workshops, talks and sure to be legendary parties.

The four-day event provides the opportunity to meet the UK's leading film and media industry professionals and will take place across three venues, Princess Pavilion and National Maritime Museum in Falmouth and Sandsifter Bar at Gwithian….

…The festival will also be showcasing the world premiere of Nebes Geryow A-dro Dhe'n made in the Cornish language and winner of the Govynn Kernewek Award 2007.

Kimralingvo en Eŭropo

...de la Daily Post:

Nine Welsh language interpreters have passed the European Union interpretation test.

The interpreters visited Brussels last month to take the tough test and all were all praised for their skill.

They can now take part in demanding translating work during European Union debates where up to 20 languages may be spoken, including Welsh.

Geraint Wyn Parry of Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru (Association of Welsh Translators and Interpreters) said: “The pass rate of 75% is fantastic when you consider that only about 40% of candidates usually succeed.

Welsh Language Board chairman Meri Huws said: “The new status of the Welsh language within the European Union is another important landmark.”

Marŝado por la Irlandalingvo

...de la blogo, From the Balcony, de Máirtín Ó Muilleoir:

Físeán anseo ag Thomas McMullan ón North Belfast News fán mhórshiúl ó Thuaisceart na Cathrach go dtí lár na cathrach Dé Sathairn seo caite.

Mairéad Ní Chonghaile

…de Foinse:

Tá sé geall le bheith cinnte anois go dtoghfar bean as Gaeltacht Chonamara ina Seanadóir Stáit i Maine i Meiriceá ar an 4ú lá de Shamhain. Beidh Margaret Craven – nó Mairéad Ní Chonghaile as Leitir Ard i bpobal Charna roimh phósadh di – ar dhuine de na 35 Seanadóir a bheidh ina suí sa bParlaimint Stáit in Augusta, príomhchathair Stát Maine.

Is cosúil freisin go mbeidh sí ar an t-aon duine a rugadh in Éirinn a bheidh ina Seanadóir Stáit i Meiriceá. Tá Parlaimintí dá gcuid féin ag chuile Stát i Meiriceá.

Tá roinnt blianta caite cheana féin ag Margaret Craven mar Fheisire Parlaiminte sa Stát ach beidh sí ag dul chuig an bhfóram Parlaiminte is airde stádas anois.

Beidh toghcháin i Maine agus ar fud na tíre ar an 4ú Samhain – an lá céanna le toghchán na hUachtaránachta...

Facebook en la Irlandalingvo

...de Lá Nua:

Tá an líonra sóisialta idirlín, Facebook, le ceannáras an chomhlachta a aistriú go hÉirinn.

Cruthófar 70 post san ionad, a bheas i mBaile Átha Cliath.

Beidh réimse de sheirbhísí teicniúla, díolacháin agus oibríochtaí á dtairiscint ag an bhfoireann a earcófar agus beidh siad ag freastal ar chustaiméirí san Eoraip, san Afraic agus sa Meánoirthear.

Dúirt Príomhoifigeach Oibríochtaí Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, go raibh an “linn tallainne” i mBaile Átha Cliath gan sárú.

“Tar éis dúinn breathnú ar shuímh áirithe ar fud an domhain, chinn muid ar Éirinn mar an áit is fearr dár gceannáras nua.’’...

Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain

…de la Press Association:

Singer Cerys Matthews will perform at a charity ball to raise funds for the only Welsh medium school outside Wales.

Matthews' own two children attend London Welsh School, which cannot getting funding through the usual channels.

The Assembly Government will not fund the school as it is not in Wales, and the UK Government only funds state schools which follow the national curriculum - London Welsh School follows the Welsh curriculum.

While it receives some funding from the Welsh Language Board, the school otherwise supports itself through donations and endowments...

POBAL

…de Lá Nua:

Bhuail POBAL leis an Aire Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta, Gregory Campbell (DUP), inné, le hAcht na Gaeilge a éileamh.

Ag labhairt di le Lá Nua i ndiaidh an chruinnithe, dúirt Janet Muller, Príomhfheidhmeannach POBAL, gur chóir do gach duine tacú le mórshiúl POBAL ar son na reachtaíochta Gaeilge, Dé Sathairn, 11 Deireadh Fómhair, i lár Bhéal Feirste.

‘‘Ba léir nach raibh fonn ar an Aire cur chuige diúltach a pháirtí maidir leis an Ghaeilge a athrú. Caithfidh pobal na Gaeilge agus lucht tacaíochta na Gaeilge theacht amach agus a thaispeáint go bhfuil muid ann, agus sásta gníomhú ar son na teanga,’’ ar sise…

Ri Chèile

…de la Stornoway Gazette:

A group of Gaelic speaking teenagers, including school pupils from the Western Isles will be in Inverness tomorrow (Thursday) to take part in the annual international Public Speaking Forum Cainte, 'Ri Chèile'.

The event is organised by Comunn na Gàidhlig (CnaG) in Scotland and Gael Linn in Ireland and pupils have travelled from all over Scotland and Ireland to take part.

As well as taking part in the forum, which will debate themes: 'How women have changed the world', 'Gaelic Television programmes – good or bad?', 'Mobile Phones' and 'Piping', the youngsters will visit Inverness Museum, take part in a walking tour of Inverness and attend a civic reception hosted by Highland Council...

Logainm.ie

…de la Irish Times:

The official Irish language names of almost 100,000 towns, streets and post offices will be listed on a new website launched today.

Native speakers around the world will be able to log on to www.logainm.ie to find the translation of place names nationwide.

Visitors can play sound files of the pronunciation of place names in counties Waterford, Galway and Donegal, while many areas are accompanied by archival records.

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív said the site was an excellent resource for anybody who wanted to search for the correct Irish name for places in Ireland...